Comparative Performance Measures, Globalising Strategies and Literacy Policy in Scotland

Tett, Lyn (2014) Comparative Performance Measures, Globalising Strategies and Literacy Policy in Scotland. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 12 (1). pp. 127-142. ISSN 1476-7724

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Abstract

This paper explores one example of an international comparison - the OECD’s International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) - in order to investigate the power of numbers in both the shaping and the legitimization of adult literacy policy using Scotland as a case study. It is argued that policy implementation is framed by a common assumption that the production of knowledge will increase global competitiveness leading to the prioritisation of economic objectives in education. However, despite these globalising strategies, examples are provided of how the economic discourse can be resisted, to some extent, through prioritising more social objectives at both the local and state levels.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	L Education > LC Special aspects of education
Schools:	School of Education and Professional Development
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Depositing User:	Cherry Edmunds
Date Deposited:	22 Nov 2013 17:12
Last Modified:	16 Dec 2016 23:13
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/19218

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